Permanent End to California Law that Forced Pro-Life Centers to Advertise for Abortion
Victory! Hawaii Pregnancy Centers Won’t Be Forced to Promote Abortion
October 12, 2018The Top 5 Legal Threats to Your Pregnancy Center … and How to Protect Against Them in 2019
November 1, 2018Monday, October 29, 2018
The following quotes may be attributed to the National Institute of Family and Life Advocates regarding a federal district court’s Friday order that permanently ends enforcement of AB 775 — a California law that attempted to force pro-life pregnancy centers to advertise for abortion and was struck down by the U.S. Supreme Court in NIFLA v. Becerra:
“NIFLA v. Becerra is not just about whether or not to hand out abortion information on a piece of paper or post it on the walls of pro-life centers. It is about the right belonging to all American citizens to be free from government-compelled speech, and from being coerced into promoting a message that contradicts their values,” said NIFLA Vice President of Legal Affairs Anne O’Connor, who acted as co-counsel in the lawsuit on behalf of NIFLA and its pregnancy centers.
“The right of free speech protected in the First Amendment not only includes the right to speak, but also the right to not be compelled by government to speak a message with which one disagrees and which violates one’s conscience,” added NIFLA President Thomas Glessner. “We are pleased with this permanent injunction and what it means for the many pregnancy centers that serve and empower women in California and throughout the country.”
About NIFLA
The National Institute of Family and Life Advocates is a national nonprofit organization providing legal counsel, education, and training for pro-life pregnancy centers and medical clinics. Representing a network of nearly 1,500 pregnancy centers across the United States, NIFLA has recently challenged laws in California, Hawaii and Illinois that target its members.
NIFLA Vice President of Legal Affairs Anne O’Connor acted as co-counsel on NIFLA v. Becerra before the Supreme Court. The NIFLA v. Becerra ruling in favor of pro-life pregnancy centers and free speech was released on June 26 of 2018.
To book interviews with NIFLA’s leadership team about NIFLA v. Becerra or NIFLA’s pending legal action in other states, please contact NIFLA’s media team at [email protected].
